Installing Floor Register In Carpet

Install carpet transition strips at thresholds where carpet meets another type of flooring.

Installing floor register in carpet.

Stretch the carpet with a knee kicker and attach it to the carpet strips. Part of the series. Just be prepared to take your time and make sure you have the right tools which you can rent. Installing a floor register on top of the carpet will require a razor blade and your register vent.

Install the carpet and secure it to the tackless strips around the perimeter of the room before working on the vents. In this video i show how to cut carpet after it s been installed to expose a floor vent be sure to subscribe for more diy carpet and flooring tips. The carpet installer can run the tack strip up to the trim then roll excess carpet under the trim. First in the event of carpet installation the gap will need to be there for the edges of the carpet to be tucked under.

Don t install tackless strips across thresholds or doorways. Cut the tackless strips to size with a strip cutter or heavy snips image 1. How to install a floor register on top of the carpet. Use the knee kicker to fit the carpet over the hooks in the carpet.

Seal the edge of the carpet with latex seam sealer to prevent unraveling. Nail the strips 1 2 from the wall image 2. Screw the carpet trim to the floor. Second drywall would wick up moisture from flooded floors or carpet.

Measure the threshold and cut the carpet gripper to length with a hack saw.